KING, O’NEIL & HILL – MEDIA RELEASE – MAJOR UPGRADES FOR SWIMMING CENTRES IN SOUTH-EAST MELBOURNE – THURSDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2021

Major upgrades to much-loved swimming pools and aquatic centres in Dandenong and Noble Park will be supported by an Albanese Labor Government with a $20 million funding commitment. Partnering with the City of Greater Dandenong, an Albanese Labor Government will help to deliver the lifestyle and aquatic centres that both these communities deserve. Noble Park
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – AN EMPTY “PLAN” FOR REGIONALISATION FROM THE MINISTER WHO BROUGHT YOU SPORTS RORTS – FRIDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2021

Despite much hype, the Minister who brought Australians Sports Rorts has today failed to bring any clarity to the Morrison-Joyce Government’s approach to regionalisation. The centrepiece of the Minister’s new policy seems to be a plan to hand some money to a handpicked list of regional centres around Australia. You’ll have to forgive Labor’s scepticism,
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KING, GILES & AYRES – MEDIA RELEASE – PORK AND RIDE SCANDAL GROWS – BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROJECTS NOW IN QUESTION – THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2021

Evidence given at a Senate Inquiry today has brought billions of dollars-worth of infrastructure projects into question as the Morrison-Joyce Government’s pork and ride scandal expands to the entire $4.8 billion Urban Congestion Fund, with more dodgy announcements on their way ahead of the upcoming election. In a hearing of the Finance and Public Administration
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CATHERINE KING, TANYA PLIBERSEK & NITA GREEN – MEDIA RELEASE – NEW CQ UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN THE HEART OF CAIRNS – WEDNESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2021

An Albanese Labor Government will bring secure jobs, skills and new opportunities for Far North Queensland by investing $50 million to build a new CQ University campus in the heart of the Cairns CBD. This new campus will be built on the long vacant block on the corner of Grafton and Hartley streets, creating 330
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – WELCOME WATER CONNECTION FOR MAUDE REC RESERVE – MONDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2021

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has welcomed today’s announcement that Maude Recreation Reserve and Bunjil Lookout have been connected to the town’s reticulated water supply. “This is a great initiative led by Golden Plains Shire Council. “Reliable town water will make a real difference to tourists accessing the camping area as well as locals
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – LABOR WILL KICK START HIGH SPEED RAIL – TUESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2021

An Albanese Labor Government will kick start high speed rail by establishing the High Speed Rail Authority and updating the business case for this nation-building project.  Running along the East Coast from Melbourne to Brisbane, with stops in Canberra, Sydney and regional centres, high speed rail will change the lives of millions of Australians, allowing
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CATHERINE KING – SPEECH – ADDRESS TO THE AFR INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT – SYDNEY – TUESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2021

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Thank you for the invitation to join you today. I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather – the Gadigal of the Eora Nation – and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. It is so lovely to be back in
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – MELBOURNE – THURSDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2021

E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWMELBOURNETHURSDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2021 SUBJECT: Trackless Rapid Transit for Melbourne’s South East. CARINA GARLAND, LABOR CANDIDATE FOR CHISHOLM: Welcome everyone to Chisholm this morning. I’m Carina Garland, the Labor candidate for Chisholm and I’m so excited about an amazing infrastructure announcement we have today. I’m joined here by the shadow minister Catherine King; Michelle Ananda-Rajah
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – NEXT GENERATION RAPID TRANSIT FOR MELBOURNE’S SOUTHEAST – THURSDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2021

An Albanese Labor Government will bring the next generation of rapid transit to Melbourne’s Southeast by investing in the business case for electric Trackless Rapid Transport (TRT) linking Caulfield Station to Rowville, with stops at Chadstone Shopping Centre and Monash University’s Clayton Campus. Labor’s $6m commitment will fund a full business case into this first-of-its-kind
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ANTHONY ALBANESE AND CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – UPGRADING SEBASTOPOL’S COMMUNITY FACILITIES – WEDNESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2021

An Albanese Labor Government will invest $4.5 million to rebuild the Sebastopol Senior Citizens centre and deliver a new Sebastopol Community Hub. Sebastopol’s Vickers Street Precinct is the heart of this community, including the Mens Shed, Ballarat Community Health, girl guides, early years learning, senior citizens, St George’s Reserve, Karen Overington playground and splash park. One of the last pieces of this puzzle is redeveloping the aging Senior Citizens
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